A23a Iceberg breaks free!

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A23a Iceberg breaks free! Dec 6, 2023 7:44:53 GMT -5 Woody Williams and whitetaildave24 like this

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Post by HighCotton on Dec 6, 2023 7:44:53 GMT -5

Ever since I read about Ernest Shackleton and his Nimrod/Endurance expeditions in the early 1900’s as a child,
I’ve been fascinated with Antarctica!
The recent developments with this iceberg have captured my attention again!
www.foxweather.com/weather-news/iceberg-a23a-weddell-sea-antarctic-peninsula

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A23a Iceberg breaks free! Dec 6, 2023 8:09:08 GMT -5 featherduster likes this

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Post by saltydog on Dec 6, 2023 8:09:08 GMT -5

I have a friend thats is heading there on an expedition after the first of the year, she has been doing conditioning for over a year now to be ready for the elements.

Maybe she can get us some first hand photo's.

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A23a Iceberg breaks free! Dec 6, 2023 8:16:48 GMT -5

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Dec 6, 2023 8:09:08 GMT -5 saltydog said:

I have a friend thats is heading there on an expedition after the first of the year, she has been doing conditioning for over a year now to be ready for the elements.

Maybe she can get us some first hand photo's.

Now that is pretty cool.
Is she American?
How did she happen to take on this job?

"The pleasures and companionship of roving the fields and woodlots with a well-trained dog is an experience no man should miss nor boy be deprived" Robert G. Wehle (Founder and Breeder of the Elhew English Pointer)

saltydog Major Contributor Posts: 1,706	A23a Iceberg breaks free! Dec 7, 2023 6:35:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by saltydog on Dec 7, 2023 6:35:21 GMT -5 Yes she is and American, she owns an environmental company in Plainfield and was invited by some environmentalist group.

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Post by HighCotton on Dec 6, 2023 7:44:53 GMT -5

Post by saltydog on Dec 6, 2023 8:09:08 GMT -5

Post by HighCotton on Dec 6, 2023 8:16:48 GMT -5

Post by saltydog on Dec 7, 2023 6:35:21 GMT -5

Post by esshup on Dec 7, 2023 19:24:07 GMT -5